Thai court imprisons bank robber in Singapore

Hanoi (VNA) – A Thai court on June
6 sentenced a Canadian national to 14 months in jail for crimes linked to a
rare bank robbery in Singapore where he allegedly used nothing more than a threatening
note to steal 22,000 USD.

According to Singaporean authorities, David
Roach walked into a Standard Chartered bank branch in July 2016, handed the
teller a scrap of paper and got away with the cash. He then fled to Bangkok
where he was arrested a few days later.

The Thai court convicted David Roach of
violating money laundering and customs laws by bringing the loot into the
country. The suspect confessed to all
charges during the investigation process.

Bank robberies are extremely rare in Singapore
due to the country’s severe punishment for the crime.-VNA